Al Merrikh SC

Al-Merrikh
Full nameAl-Merrikh Sporting Club
NicknamesAl-Zaeem الزعيم (The Chief)
The Red Devils
Al-Ahmar Al-Wahhaj (The Glowing Red)
Founded1908; 118 years ago (1908) as Al-Maslamah
1927; 99 years ago (1927) as Al–Merrikh SC
GroundAl-Merrikh Stadium
Omdurman
Capacity43,000
PresidentMujahed Sahl
ManagerDarko Novic

Al-Merrikh Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي المريخ الرياضي) is a Sudanese professional football club based in the city of Omdurman. Their home stadium is Al-Merrikh Stadium, which is locally known as The Red Castle. Founded in 1908, Al-Merrikh is one of the oldest football clubs in Africa and competes in the Sudan Premier League. The club currently competes in the Rwanda Premier League, the top-flight of football in Rwanda, due to the ongoing Sudanese civil war.

Club history

Al-Merrikh was founded under the name of Al-Masalma Sporting Club in 1908 by students from Al-Masalmah district that was headed by their chairman Jek Deng Aban Gorang in Omdurman of Gordon Memorial College. The club renamed as Al-Merrikh Sporting Club on 14 November 1927.

Rivalries

The club has a fierce rivalry with Al-Hilal with the games between them regularly selling out, with both teams being perennial contenders. They won the Om-al-Dahab championship in 1965 and are the only team to have ever won this one time event. Al-Hilal is also based in Omdurman with only Al-Ardha Street separating the teams. Between them they are Sudan's two most successful football clubs.[citation needed]

Honours

Al-Merrikh SC Honours
Type competition titles seasons
Domestic

(SFA)

 Sudan League / Sudan Premier League 20 1970, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1982, 1985, 1990, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2025-26
Sudan Cup 19 1951,1955, 1961, 1962, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018. (Record)
Khartoum League 17 1954, 1956, 1962, 1966, 1968, 1972, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997
Continental

(CAF)

 African Cup Winners' Cup 1 1989
Regional

CECAFA

 CECAFA Clubs Cup 3 1986, 1994, 2014

Players

As of 22 August 2026

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  SDN Garas Kafi
2 DF  MAD Nicolas Randriamanampisoa
3 DF  MLI Daouda Ba
4 DF  SDN Musab Makeen
5 DF  CGO Janard Mbemba
7 MF  SDN Muhamed Alrasheed (3rd Captain)
8 MF  CMR Nathan Douala
9 FW  MAD Fenohasina Razafimaro
10 FW  GUI Aboubacar Bangoura
11 FW  GUI Moussa Moise Camara
12 DF  SDN Tawfeeg Burae
13 DF  SDN Ahmed Tabanja
14 MF  SDN Muataz Hashem
15 MF  ZAM Obino Chisala
16 GK  SDN Muhamed Alnour Abouja
18 MF  SDN Mustafa Salah Naji
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW  CIV Muhamed Gabane
20 MF  MLI Ibrahima Traoré
21 DF  SDN Amir Kamal (Captain)
22 DF  SEN Daba Sogoba
23 DF  CIV Kone Sidick
24 MF  SDN Waheeb Shendi
25 FW  MAW Chikumbutso Salima
26 MF  MLI Fady Coulibaly
27 FW  SDN Mujtaba Faisal
28 FW  SDN Omer Hemed
29 MF  SDN Ramadan Agab (Vice-Captain)
30 MF  NGR Jide Fatokun
31 FW  MAD Mika Razafimahatana
32 FW  SDN Muhamed Tia Asad
33 MF  GHA Enoch Morrison
40 GK  BFA Ladji Sanou

Captain history

Performance in CAF Competitions

Performance in Arab Competitions

Performance in CECAFA Competitions

References

  1. ↑ "تأسيس نادي المريخ (Foundation of the club)". Al-Merrikh Official website. 1 September 2014. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2015.